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The total field supervisory staff for the seven inspectorates, which were 

 divided into thirty-seven Chief Ranger Districts, consisted of twelve technical 

 Foresters, one Forest Supervisor, four Fire Inspectors, thirty-seven Chief 

 Rangers, and eighty-nine Deputy Chief Rangers. This allowed direct super- 

 vision of one Chief or Deputy Chief Ranger to every seven rangers. 



The average daily force, including the Chief and Deputy Chief Rangers, 

 was as follows: April, 64; May, 530; June, 808; July, 811; August, 793; Sep- 

 tember, 546; October, 57. The largest number of men on duty at any one 

 time, including 126 Chief and Deputy Chief Rangers, was 820. 



Including the Chief and Deputy Chief Rangers there were twenty-two 

 men on duty on the first day of April. By the 15th of the month the number 

 had increased to sixty, and by the first of May to 215. On the 15th of May the 

 total number was 525; on the first of June, 756; on the 15th of June, 810; on the 

 first of July, 812; on the 15th of July, 813; on the first of August, 806; on the 

 15th of August, 792; on the first of September, 745; on the 15th of September, 

 626. During the latter part of September it was possible to discontinue the 

 patrols in a number of the outlying disticts, so that by the end of the month 

 the total number of men on duty had been reduced to 264. Warm dry weather 

 was experienced during the most part of the month of October, but the number of 

 men kept on duty in the ground organization together with the air patrol were 

 able to handle this situation and no serious fires occurred. 



The staff of Chief and Deputy Chief Rangers during the season included a 

 number of exceptionally efficient and reliable men, men of a type difficult to 

 obtain for temporary employment. If a skeleton staff is built up composed of 

 these men whereby they can be given reasonable assurance of yearly employment, 

 the efficiency of the protective organization can be greatly increased at very little 

 increased expenditure. There would be no lack of employment for such a 

 staff during the winter months. 



